Zoe Mahler scrambled to find housing when she was given a two-month notice that her apartment would be demolished and redeveloped.
Mahler is one of 37 tenants who currently reside in a series of small apartment buildings on Orchard Court in Iowa City. All 37 leases will be terminated at the end of July to make way for an affordable housing project,
Mahler said the first thought that came to mind when she received a city-required notice that her apartment would be the site of a redevelopment project was, “What are we going to do?” Mahler said that since they were only given two months notice, it has “been awful” trying to find an apartment that fit her and her roommates budget and was similar to their current living situation…